Clematis elisabethae-carolae
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Clematis elisabethae-carolae is a plant type from the family Ranunculaceae (Ranunculaceae). The species is named after the wife of the botanist Werner Greuter , Lieselotte (derived from Elisabeth Charlotte) Greuter, who discovered it in Crete.
description
Clematis elisabethae-carolae is a shrub or small shrub that reaches heights of 50 to 200 centimeters. The plant forms large bushes with drooping branches. The stems barely climb. The leaves are entire and leathery. The lower ones are simple. The upper ones are divided into three, 30 to 60 millimeters in size, ovate to lanceolate and truncated to heart-shaped at the base. The flowers have a diameter of 27 to 30 millimeters, are colored white and smell of orange blossoms.
The flowering period extends from June to July.
Occurrence
Clematis elisabethae-carolae is endemic to Crete in the prefecture of Chania . The species grows here in the Lefka Ori at altitudes of 1250 to 1850 meters in crevices in karst craters.
supporting documents
- Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 97 .